Flames’ director of amateur scouting Tod Button provides an introduction to Calgary’s five selections in the 2017 NHL Draft in Chicago …
D JUUSO VALIMAKI
First round, No. 16 overall
Measurements: Six-foot-two, 204 pounds
Season stats: 60 GP, 19 G, 42 A, 61 P, 34 PIM for Tri-City Americans (WHL)
Tod’s take: “We think he has explosive game. We think he has great will to win, he has great will to make things happen in the game. If there is a knock on him, he needs to develop more patience defensively because he wants to get the puck and he wants to go.